The former Invicta FC fighter began training in martial arts at a young age. She started with judo at just five years old and moved into freestyle wrestling at the age of eight. Outside of MMA, she is a school teacher as well as trains individuals at Perfect Team Gym in her native Belgium. Dandois is riding a three-fight winning streak with all victories coming by submission. Strengths

Does her best work in the clinch

Capable offensive wrestler

Decent submission grappler

Has shown ability to secure submissions from both top position and from the guard

Weaknesses

Slow, plodding fighter

Struggles with range striking

Doesn’t move her head to defend strikes

Static on the feet

Fighter Grade

Offensive Striking: D-

Striking Defense: D

Knockout Power: D

Athleticism / Speed: D+

Footwork: D+

Chin: D+

Offensive Wrestling: C+

Takedown Defense: D+

Submissions: B-

Conditioning: C

Intangibles: D+

Overall Grade: C-Matchup with Alexis Davis

A fight between two grapplers highlights the Fight Pass portion of UFC Fight Night 108. Both fighters are 32 years of age and have faced decent opposition. However, Davis is certainly the savvier and battle tested fighter. On the feet, Davis has a real advantage. While Davis doesn’t have much power in her arsenal, she’s capable of landing with volume and has proven much more effective in the striking exchanges in her career. Dandois’ striking game is rather limited. She’s slow, has low output with minimal power behind her strikes. While Davis would win a striking exchange, the more likely scenario is that a majority of this fight will take place on the mat. Both fighters are capable of securing takedowns in this bout and whomever dictates the grappling is the one who will likely win this fight. Given Dandois’ submission ability her underdog price of +230 is high. I’m just not sure how she will muster against a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. She’s submitted some decent fighters in the past like Megan Anderson and Marloes Coenen, but a victory over Davis would be a different level. While this is a fight I’d prefer to stay away from, I think there’s some value on the Under 2.5 rounds line. It currently sits at +110 and given each fighter’s ability to secure submissions, there’s a strong chance that this hits. UFC Ceiling

There isn’t much of ceiling for Dandois. She’s a fighter who has floated with retirement in the past and looks to have extended her career to have fought in the UFC. If she loses decisively to Davis, she may well never fight again. If she’s able to beat Davis, she’ll catapult into the division’s rankings and look to fight a couple of ranked opponents to see just how far she can go in the division. Fight Film